What You Share Online: How Scammers Use Social Media

Lesson 06.

Key Takeaway

What you post on social media is research material for scammers. Tighter privacy settings and the habit of asking someone you trust before acting on anything online are the two things that change that.

A cheerful woman takes a selfie on a sunny beach boardwalk, posing with an ice cream; just behind her, half-hidden in a bush, a tiny figure with binoculars and a notebook is taking notes.